“Also, he is an incredibly well-read, intelligent man. He will take it as a
joke. Everyone knows The Sun has a cheeky sense of humour.”

Jonathan — whose Twitter handle “Wossy” is a funny reference to his own speech
— added: “Good luck to Roy, it remains to be seen if he will be a great
manager. I’m sure he will.

“But one thing’s for sure, the way he speaks won’t have anything to do with
it. I can’t see how it will bother him, frankly.”

Wossy later called our headline a “Woy of the Wovers front page”, adding:
“Really not a big deal. I wish we weren’t part of such a judgmental culture.”

But not everyone saw the funny side of our Page One about new England boss
Roy, 64.

The FA contacted us to protest. Chairman David Bernstein said: “We are
delighted at the media response to Roy’s appointment but are disappointed
with the headline in The Sun, which we consider is in poor taste and
disrespectful.” There were more than 100 complaints to the Press Complaints
Commission.

And a charity which supports children suffering with speech, language and
communication difficulties also said it was “disappointed”.

Elsewhere, the headline divided opinion. Reader Greg Hemphill said: “If that’s
the way The Sun greets the new England manager you begin to understand why
England have zero chance of winning a goddamn thing.”